Posts Tagged: hunger

November, with the coming Thanksgiving holiday, is traditionally a time to celebrate abundance and show gratitude for our blessings. But in New Jersey, one of the richest states in the nation, more than 919,000 people struggle with food insecurity, while another 8,500 are homeless.
That’s why …

From video games to new hockey gear, there were plenty of ways Jayson Luciano could spend the money his parents rewarded him with for making his school’s honor roll last year. But the Burlington boy decided to use his earnings to help stock our Delanco …

By 8 a.m. most mornings, a line winds along the sidewalk outside Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s food pantry at its Community Services office in Trenton.
But in recent days, staff there have had to close their doors early after running out of food to distribute, …

After federal lawmakers earlier this year passed tax cuts that critics warned would widen the chasm between rich and poor, they again are advancing new legislation that threatens to make life even harder for families who live in poverty.
Legislators in the House and Senate recently …